456 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



with, dark fuscous mixed with, blackish, so that no distinct mark- 

 ings are discernible, except that the costal fold and a semi-ovate 

 space below it are generally paler greyish-ochreous or clear 

 ochreous, and not suffused : cilia dark fuscous-grey mixed with 

 ochreous, with a black interrupted line near base. Hindwings 

 whitish-grey, darker towards apex, and spotted with darker 

 ochreous-grey ; cilia whitish, with a darker grey basal line. 



Distinguished by its small size, short broad forewings, and 

 general dark fuscous suffusion, without distinct markings except 

 (usually) the pale subcostal space near base. The female is still 

 unknown to me, and may probably differ in these respects. 



Occasionally taken, especially at light, by which it is strongly 

 attracted ; it occurs at Sydney, Bulli, and Kiama, in New South 

 Wales, from September to February. 



11. Cap. scutiferana, n. sp, 



$ ? . 5"-6". Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax ochreous- 

 white ; palpi in male rather directed upwards, but oblique and 

 not appressed to face, in female straight, horizontally porrected. 

 Abdomen pale ochreous. Legs whitish, anterior tibiae and tarsi 

 suffused with dark fuscous. Forewings rather short, somewhat 

 dilated, more strongly in male, costa in male strongly arched, 

 slightly bent before middle, in female strongly arched at base, 

 thence nearly straight, hindmargin nearly straight, very oblique ; 

 white, faintly suffused with pale ochreous ; costa and inner 

 margin with a few irregular blackish strigulations towards base ; 

 basal patch indicated by a rather oblique blackish streak from 

 inner margin at one-fourth, reaching half across wing, in female 

 uniting there with a slender black line from one-sixth of costa ; 

 central fascia rather oblique, from costa before middle to inner 

 margin beyond middle, blackish mixed with ochreous-fuscous, 

 upper half rather narrow, lower half abruptly and strongly 

 dilated, the posterior edge being suddenly bent outwards in 

 middle ; a blackish triangular patch on costa at two-thirds, its 



